Recipes
Atukula (Poha) Upma Recipe
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups atukulu/poha, wash, drain and sprinkle 6-7 tbsps of water and keep aside for 10 mts 1 finely chopped large onion 3-4 slit green chillis (adjust) large pinch of turmeric pwd/haldi/pasupu 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves (optional) 1-2 tbsps roasted peanuts 1/2 tbsp oil 2 tsps lemon juice (optional) salt to taste For seasoning: 1 tsp mustard seeds 1/2 tbsp split black gram 10-12 curry leaves
Heat oil in a cooking vessel, add the mustard seeds.Add the black gram and curry leaves and saute them.Add the chopped onions and green chillis and saute for 4-5 mts. Add the turmeric pwd and combine.Now, add the softened rice flakes to the sauteed onion base and mix it lightly and see that no lumps form and it combines well.Cook on low flame for 3-4 mts. Add the roasted peanuts, salt and combine. Turn off heat, add a dash of lime and garnish with coriander leaves.
Aval Payasam
Ingredients: Rice flakes (Poha): 1/4 cup, Whole cream Milk: 1 liter, Cardamom Powder: 4-5 pinches, Sugar: 1 cup, Thinly sliced Almonds: 4-5, Thinly sliced Pistachios: 4-5, Finely cut Cashews: 4, Raisins: 15-20
Wash & drain the rice flakes and put it aside for ten minutes. Loosen the rice flakes using fingers till each grain separates.Use large deep vessel to boil milk in it. As milk starts boiling well, add rice flakes and stir gently to take up boiling again.Boil the mixture till the quantity becomes almost half in volume.Add cardamom powder and sugar and dissolve them well.After that, add Cashews and Raisins and cook for 2 more minutes.Garnish your Aval Payasam with almonds and pistachios, and serve hot.